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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Membership Monday
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Join us for
Breakfast on February 1, 2019
Friday, Feb. 1, 2019
8:30 to 10:00 am
Belleayre Ski Center, Discovery Lodge
Start your day with a little productive and profitable networking!
Our monthly first friday eat & meet breakfast is a terrific opportunity to network before your workday begins. Make new business connections, brush-up your existing contacts, meet new and old friends, and keep current on what's happening in our region.
The featured speaker for the event is Bruce Transue, the new General Manager of the facility. Bruce will talk about upgrades to the mountain and future plans for facility.
Attendees are encouraged to take FREE gondola rides on "Blue Thunder" as part of the event.
The sponsors for this event are Union Grove Distillery in Arkville and HomeGoods of Margaretville.
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Business and Education Industries Collaborate for Workforce Development
DCMO BOCES Superintendent Perry Dewey was the featured speaker at the Chamber's first friday networking breakfast held at the Castle on the Delaware in Walton.
Dewey outlined the Career Destinations program which aligns area businesses with BOCES for workforce development. Dewey spoke at length about the changing views of the current and future workforce and how the educational industry is responding to those changes.
Chamber President Ray Pucci, bottom left, with DCMO BOCES Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services Michael MacDonald, bottom right, and DCMO BOCES Superintendent Perry Dewey.
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The Business of Agriculture
On Thursday, January 10, Chamber President Ray Pucci was a guest speaker at the 16th annual Catskill Regional Agriculture Conference held at SUNY Delhi, where facilitated a round-table discussion with other industry experts on developing and growing agriculture businesses.
The conference was sponsored by
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County and the
Watershed Agricultural Council. Approximately 200 people attended the day-long four-track event and trade show which featured information workshops on livestock, grazing, vegetables and grazing.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County Senior Resource Educator Mariane Kiraly, who specializes in Farm Business Management, with Chamber President Ray Pucci at the16th Annual Catskill Regional Conference at SUNY Delhi on January 10.
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Business Opportunity: Boat Rental and Steam Cleaner Vendors Sought for Cannonsville Reservoir Area
Are you a business on the periphery of the Cannonsville Reservoir? Say, Walton, Trout Creek, Deposit, Sidney? The Catskill Watershed Corp. is looking for additional steam cleaning and boat rental vendors to encourage greater public participation in the Reservoir Recreational Boating Program, which is run by the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP).
Boat racks can be provided at one or more of the seven launch sites on the reservoir to store rental boats for easy access by customers.
Funding may be available for steam cleaning apparatus. There are no requirements as to how much vendors must charge for services.
For more information on this unique opportunity to supplement your income, enhance tourism, and bolster economic activity in your area, contact Barbara Puglisi at CWC before February 15, 2019. 845.586.1400;
puglisi@cwconline.org
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Leadership Training for Supervisors in Delhi
CDO Workforce is sponsoring a Supervisory training Class designed to provide a 9 hour course in 3 segments of 3 hours each. The course gives attendees an advanced foundation of
management skill learning and engages participants in analyzing and using thought leadership in business applications.
Where: Delaware County Business Center, 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi
When: January 18, 25 and February 1
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
For more information call or email Maggie Gilbert at CDO Workforce at 607.832.5781 or maggie.gilbert@co.delaware.ny.us.
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We've Restructured Membership Fees for 2019!
Membership in the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce brings credibility to your business, increasing positive perception among consumers and business owners.
Membership also increase your visibility in your local community as well as county-wide.
We provide measurable value to members through high-quality core services and responsive new services like cost-savings discount programs, member-to-member discounts, an evolving and highly successful tourism promotion program, as well as job fairs, educational programs, networking events and more!
We've restructured membership fees for 2019.
Business with up to 25 Employees - $99.00
Business with 26 - 99 Employees - $299.00
Business with 100 + Employees - $499.00
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce partners with local community chambers to support their activities. These organizations are separate and distinct from the County Chamber and focus on issues unique to the needs of their communities. These additional memberships are optional.
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Want to Learn About Growing Hemp?
Industry Expert Q & A Session, January 25, 2 - 4 PM, Delhi
Industry expert and consultant Jeff Bump of Grow Hemp New York, LLC will provide information about newly changed federal and state laws, regulatory requirements, best growing practices and expertise on affiliate grower status with his company at the Delaware County Business Center, 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi on Friday, January 25 from 2 - 4 p.m.
Bump is a licensed grower/producer and is licensed to open a processing facility in New York in 2019.
He will outline the necessary steps and costs of licensing. He will also provide his contact information for potential collaborative efforts, as well as give a first person "case study" of his first-year experience as a producer.
There is NO FEE for this informational session, but registration is required. Call the Chamber at 607.746.2281 or email info@delawarecounty.org.
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Employers Must Comply with Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by October 2019
As you might be aware, New York State has passed legislation that requires all New York businesses - regardless of size - to provide preventing sexual harassment training to their employees. If you are like many Chamber members, you are not certain what to do.
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with New Haven Consulting Group, Inc. to provide our members with an online "Preventing Sexual Harassment" workshop that meets the requirements of New York State law and can be taken by your employees online. We have reviewed the workshop and found it to be not only useful but enjoyable to take.
If you are interested in taking the online Preventing Sexual Harassment workshop - click HERE and you will be directed the registration form where you will be directed to to use a credit card for payment.
SPECIAL MEMBER PRICING $20 PER EMPLOYEE (Reduced from $25 per employee)
This workshop complies with new Labor Law-Section 201-g, which went into effect on Oct. 9, 2018.
As of Oct. 9, 2018, all employers in New York are required to provide anti-
sexual harassment training on an annual basis. Employers have one year to comply
with this new law.
This comprehensive classroom online training meets New York's detailed requirements that
addresses both
legal and behavioral aspects of sexual harassment to ensure an inclusive, highly
productive work environment.
Topics Covered:
- Definition of Sexual Harassment
- Responsibilities of the Employee and the Organization
- Current EEOC and NYS Guidelines Regarding Sexual Harassment
- Types of Sexual Harassment
- Action Steps to Eliminate Sexual Harassment
- The Complaint Process and Employer Specific Policies
- Preventive Steps to Avoid Sexual Harassment Minimize Liability
- Information concerning employees' rights of redress; all available forums for
adjudicating complaints
In this online classroom training participants are introduced to the key content areas through text reading and mini-presentations. Ample opportunity is provided for discussion and clarification of the content through the use of case studies and individualized exercises.
The training is an interactive, self-paced learning system in which participants are assessed, led through a customize content module, and checked at each point in the learning process.
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Your Business Featured Here (FREE)!
In our effort to help all businesses succeed, we want to feature YOUR business here and on our social media channels! If you've received a "Business Feature" email request from our office with a short questionnaire, please answer the questions and submit a jpeg logo or photo that you think best depicts your business, and send to Lillian at
info@delawarecounty.org.
If you have not received an email yet, please feel free to copy and paste the below-listed questions into an email, along with a logo or photo, and we will be happy to help promote your business!
Business Name:
Location:
Contact info including mailing address, website address, email and social media information:
Hours of operation:
Number of Years in Business/Year Business Opened:
What types of services or products does your business provide?:
How many employees do you have?:
Recent or Planned Changes in Operation:
What you want your (potential) customers or clients to know:
Tell others why they should join the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce:
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